Vinyl pressings
by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov · 1956
Scheherazade was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
XTV25174-1F.Runout side A stamped, variant 1
XTV25175-1A. -Runout side B stamped, variant 1
XTV25174-1AB.Runout side A stamped, variant 2
XTV25175-1E.Runout side B stamped, variant 2
SRV 103 A-1 DBH [Anvil symbol]Runout side A variant 1
1S-SRV 103 B-3 DBH [Anvil symbol]Runout side B variant 1
SRV103A [Anvil symbol] DBHRunout side A variant 2
SRV103B-3 #2 DBHRunout side B variant 2
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | US | Vanguard SRV-103First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1956 | US | Vanguard SRV-103 / Vanguard SRV 103First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Crowell-Collier Record Guild G-149LP | LP |
| 1958 | Spain | Belter 30.096LP | LP |
| 1958 | US | Vanguard SRV-103LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Vanguard SRV-103-SD / Vanguard SRV 103 SDLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | UK | Fontana BIG302-L / Fontana BIG.302LLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Fontana BIG.402-YLP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1964 | Germany | Metronome HLP 10.028LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Germany | Metronome HLP 10.028 / Metronome HLP 10 028LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Vanguard SRV-163 SDLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1965 | US | Vanguard SRV-163 SDLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Chile | Vanguard 90.004LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Brazil | Vanguard VALP-40364LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Mexico | Vanguard Records MIB 9005LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Vanguard MWC-1012 / Masterworks Collection MWC-1012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Austria | Amadeo AVRS 6058LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | CBS 51 028LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Amanda AVRS 12032 StLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | Discophon 3.024LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Vanguard SRV-103LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Vanguard SRV-163 SDLP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vanguard SRV-163LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Vanguard SRV-103LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
24 vinyl pressings of Scheherazade are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1956 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US. One of them is Vanguard SRV-103.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRV-103) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XTV25174-1F. and XTV25175-1A. -. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
